CVE - CVE-2015-1263

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-1263	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The Spellcheck API implementation in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 does not use an HTTPS session for downloading a Hunspell dictionary, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to deliver incorrect spelling suggestions or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
References
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BID:74723 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74723 CONFIRM:http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/05/stable-channel-update_19.html CONFIRM:https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=479162 CONFIRM:https://codereview.chromium.org/1056103005 DEBIAN:DSA-3267 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3267 GENTOO:GLSA-201506-04 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04 SECTRACK:1032375 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032375 SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2015:0969 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00091.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2015:1877 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00015.html
Assigning CNA
Chrome
Date Record Created
20150121	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150121)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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